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This paper studies how inputs and output of two scientists engaged in joint research may be described by a symmetric production function.
Based on research at the Institute for Future Studies, Stockholm, Sweden. I am indebted to Professor A°ke Andersson for stimulating disussion.
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Beckmann, M.J. (1993). A Production Function for Scientific Interaction. In: Diewert, W.E., Spremann, K., Stehling, F. (eds) Mathematical Modelling in Economics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78508-5_2
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